St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

uniswful for any person in any city, village,
towncr borough in this stateto sell. barter, fur
aish or dispose OF in any manner, either directly
or indirectly, by agent, employee, or other
WISE any Intoxicating liquor III any quantity
or for any purpose whatever on the Sabbath day,
or on any general or special election days: and
all places where the sale of Intoxicating liquors
shall be licensed, under the provisions of any
law or ordinance, shalt be closed during all hours
of very Sabbath dav, and of every general Or
special election day; and any person violating
any oY the provisions of this section shall be
guilty OF u misdemeanor. and on conviction
thereof by any urt having jurisdiction shall be
pun Shed by fine OF not less than thirty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars and costs of
prosecution and by imprisonment in the county
iail not less than ten days nor more than thirty
DAYS.
SEC .. That section eleven of said chapter
be amended by adding thereto The following
And III al! prosecutions in this state for the sale
Of spirituous, vinous, fermented or malt liquors
without license therefor, proof thai the ac-
cused has paid the United States revenue tax for
he sale OF spirituous or vinous, fermented or
malt liquors, or has procured receipt for such
payment covering the time in which it is alleged
The accused has sold without license shall be
prna facie evidence that the accused has sold
such liquor: and in all such prosecutions proof
that the receipt aforesaid is found or posted no
on the premises i'll which it is alleged such sale
is made shall be prima facie evidence that the
person or persons doing business upon SAID
premises, either as principal, agent, proprietor,
clerk or bartender, is selling such liquor Pro-
vided that the provisions of this section shall
not apply to druggists engaged i'll the business
of compromising and dispensing medicines upon
prescription.
SEC. s, That section twelve of said act is
amended so as TO read as follows Section u.
That in all cases where any person Is convicted
in any court of selling furnishing iutoxicat-
ing liquor to q minor, habitual drunkard or in
temperate person after written notice as afore-
said his license shall thereupon become forfeited
and void and thereafter he shall be liable for all
penalties for selling liquor. the same as any
person selling without license.
SEC. 4. That said chapter 16 be further
amended by adding thereto the following new
sections.
Sec. 24. 1t shall not be lawful for any person
10 keep any bagatelle or card or any other kind
of table whatsoever, except billiard and pool
tables, or to allow the same to be kept in any
room where any OF the liquors mentioned in this
act licensed to be sold, or may be sold or
kept Tor sale, or to allow any games at cards,
throwing of dice, or any other game of any kind
or nature whatsoever to be played in such room.
ANY person violating any OF the provisions OF
this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by fine not less than ten nor more than fifty
d liars. The provisions of this section shall
also apply and be III force in all municipal cor
porations.
Sec. %. That no person shall in any manner
be protected by any permit, or license issued by
the county commissioners or by the authorities
OF any city, village or other municipal corpora-
ton, unless he shall have paid the full amount
required by the law or ordinance under which
such license is granted, and no license shall
have paid therefor a sum equal to the minimum
rate fixed by the laws of this state tor the town,
village, borough or city where the same is
granted. All licenses granted by said county
commissioners, or the authorities Of any town,
village, borough or city in this state, shall be
posted UP IL The room where such business is
done, and shall distinctly state the amount paid
therefor
Sec. 26. All licenses issued by the county
commissioners, or by the authoriti $
ha Of
Intoxicating liquors. shall contain a description
of the premises and room where such liquors are
licensed to be sold; and any person so licensed,
who shall SELL barter or give away any intoXi-
eating liquors outside of or in any place other
than the room so named shall be guilty OF mis-
demeanor, and shall be liable to all the penalties
state for selling liquors without license.
Sec. 27. When any person holding license
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors is convicted
of the violation of any law relating to the bust
ness he is licensed to pursue, and when any
person shall be convicted of selling liquor with
out license, under any law OF this state, or
ordinance of any CITY, village borough or mll-
nicipa corporation. the court in which or the
magistrate before whom such conviction is had
shall send to the board, council, trustees or au-
thofities which issued the license. or who would
be authorized to issue license in the district
where such conviction Is had. certificate show
ing the otfense charged, The conviction under
such charge and the time and place of such con-
victiCn: and such certificate, ii made by q
magistrate. shall be under his hand and if made
by court having clerk, it shall be made by
such clerk.
Sec. %. The county commissioners of any
county or the common council OF any city, vii
age or borough and the authorities of any mu-
nicipai corporation who are authorized to issue
any license for the sale OF Intoxicating
liquors, alter notice to the person holding
any such license and reasonable opportunity
for him to be heard by them or by committee
OF their number may revoke any such license
and declare the same forfeited upon proof salts
factory to them that he has violated any of the
laws of this state regulating the sale of lntoXl-
eating liquors, or has violated any provisions OF
Jaw regulating persons so licensed to sell, or
places where such liquors are sold, or any of the
conditions OF the bond required to be given by
such license, and any such license shall cease "a
be IL force from and after such revocation. The
tendency of proceedings before court of JUS
lice shall not suspend or interfere with the
power herein given to revoke q license or de-
clare a forfeiture. In all those cases where any
such license is revoked, or declared forfeited by
reason of any violation of the law in relation to
the safe OF Intoxicating liquor to q minor. ha-
biJual drunkard, or intempsrate drinker of in
tcXtcating liquors, or after notice forbidding
such sale, the licensee shall be disqualified to
receive license for the period of five years
thereafter: and in all other CASES for the period
Of one year after the expiration of the term OF
the license forfeited: and if the licensee is the
owner OF the premises described in, or covered
by such license, no license shall be issued to be
exercised on said premises for the residue of the
term thereof.
Sec 30 All applications for license to sell
Intoxicating liquors, to the commissioners of
any county Or to the authorities of any munich
pal corporation in this state authorized to grant
the same, shall be in writing; and shall desig
nate the place where such business is
to be carried on; upon receiving any
or the clerk OF any such municipal corporation.
shall cause notice of such application contain
ing the name OF the applicant, description OF
the time when the same will be heard to be
published in the official newspaper of said
county or municipal corporation at least two
weeks Immediately preceding the time of such
hearing; OF in case there be no such official
paper then such notice shall be published in
some newspaper OF general circulation, printed
and published in the county within which such
license is granted. Any person may appear at the
time stated and object to the granting Of such
license, and if it shall appear to the board or
municipal authorities empowered to grant such
license that the applicant has knowingly vio-
lated any of the laws of this state regulating the
liquor traffic or of the municipality where such
application is made within the year preceding
such application, any law relating to the sale
OF Intoxicating liquors to minors, habituaI
drunkaras or Incorporate drinkers after receiv-
ing n notice forbldding such sale within five
years preceding such application, such board or
municipal authorities shall refuse to grant the
license.
[Sec 80 Any minor person who shall falsely
represent himself to be of full age to any person
licensed to sell intoxicating liquors under the
laws of this state, or of any municipality there
in, and shall obtain any Intoxicating liquor
under Sucn representations, shall be guilty of q
misdemeanor]
Sec 81. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March Sd. 1887.
IL
AN ACT to further regulate the sale of OF dis
position of Intoxicating liquors.
Be it enacted by the LEGISLATURE of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. Any person applying to the county
commissioners OF any county, or to the munich
pal authorities of any city, village, town or
borough in this state for license to sell iritoxi-
eating liquors shall, before the same is issued,
file with the clerk of said board of COM